Situated on a narrow street lined with historic and colourful colonial houses on Colombia’s Caribbean coast is The Tcherassi Hotel + Spa. After an extensive two-year restoration and renovation of a 250-year-old colonial mansion located in Cartagena’s old city, fashion designer Silvia Tcherassi’s first hotel has opened.

Famed for her elegant fabrics and luxe taste, each room in the hotel was designed by Tcherassi herself, with her fashion sense incorporated throughout the hotel’s entire design. Rooms offering either views of the city or the lush garden courtyard, feature restored original stonewalls, dramatic 30ft ceilings and private walk-out balconies creating an open and airy Caribbean feel. Beyond the luxe interior and iconic setting, the hotel offers luxurious spa treatments, one of Cartagena’s best new restaurants and a marvellous rooftop lounge and pool with 360 degree views of the city and sea…